Anyone know what this is: fx_fanengine_medium_idle.fx

[ramprat 8]

I am getting stutters because fs9 is looking for "fx_fanengine_medium_idle.fx" in the effects folder and it isn't there. I did a search and couldn't find anything. Can I just make a folder and name it "fx_fanengine_medium_idle.fx" to fix the problem?Thanks.

[JSkorna 137]

Hi,You can find it on one of the FS04 CDs and copy and paste it into the Effects folder.Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

[ramprat 8]

Thanks Jim. I wonder how the heck I lost it?

[Jim Robinson 122]

fx_fanengine_medium_idle.fx isn't a default effect, actually. It appears to be a heat shimmer effect. The effect is included in this file in the library:http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=...hor=&CatID=rootJim

[ramprat 8]

Thank you Jim. I wonder if that call is from one of the UT birds. I just installed the new update. We shall see.

[Jim Robinson 122]

That's very likely, because there are instructions in the file on installing the heatblur effect to AI aircraft.If a person cared, you could use an advanced text editor's "Find in files" function to search for occurances of "fx_fanengine_medium_idle" in all files named "aircraft.cfg" to find it. Textpad or Notepad++ both have this feature.Jim

[ramprat 8]

Hi Jim,I did find a couple of the UT Airbus models were calling for the files.The odd thing though is the files were in my effects folder. I ended up putting a couple slash signs in front of the entries in the respective config files. More needs to be learned though. I checked the spelling and didn't find any descrepancies. I don't know why the files were not found. Thanks for the info on Textpad/notepad.